Jackson was born in Singapore December 21, 1984 in the family of Randy Jackson Rathbone IV, but because of his father spent his childhood on the move. Jackson admits his love to change places [source not specified 371 days], and it is absolutely confirmed by the fact that he lived at different times in different places ranging from Indonesia to Midland (Texas). He began playing in local theater Midland, a youth musical production of "The Pickwick Players» (The Pickwick Players). In the Midlands it, including playing basketball, sokket, baseball and football. In elementary school visited the Jackson Academy of Arts Interlochen, a private art school in Michigan, where he studied acting. After graduation, he planned to enter the Royal Scottish Academy, but instead went to Los Angeles to work on the big screen. There he addressed the company's Disney, where he immediately landed a role in the television series Beautiful People, which was closed in 2005. Jackson also starred in such series as The OC and Close to home. In 2008, Rathbone landed the role of Jasper Whitlock (Hale), a film based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer "Twilight".
